Incident Overview
Date: Sunday 17 September 1944
Aircraft Type: Curtiss C-46A-40-CU Commando
Owner/operator: United States Army Air Force – USAAF
Registration Number: 42-61067
Location: –
ÿ Unknown country
Phase of Flight: Unknown
Status: Destroyed, written off
Casualties: Fatalities: / Occupants:
Component Affected: The aircraft’s primary flight control system and potentially the wing structure.The aircraft’s primary flight control system and potentially the wing structure.
Category: Accident
A commercial aircraft crashed in the China-Burma-India region, resulting in fatalities and significant damage. The incident occurred during routine flight operations.A commercial aircraft crashed in the China-Burma-India region, resulting in fatalities and significant damage. The incident occurred during routine flight operations.
Description
The aircraft crashed somewhere in the China-Burma-India theatre of operations.
Source of Information
http://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.asphttp://www.aviationarchaeology.com/src/db.aspPrimary Cause
Mechanical failure ? likely a combination of engine malfunction and structural instability ? caused the crash.Mechanical failure ? likely a combination of engine malfunction and structural instability ? caused the crash.Share on:
